Alliant Credit Union Could Become the First Digital-Only CU in the U.S.
Alliant Credit Union, one of the nation’s largest CUs, is fully digitalizing its end-to-end member application and loan process by yearend, moving clo...
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Marcus by Goldman Sachs Wants People to Be Financially Fit…. and Then Buy Its Products
Taking advantage of the timely New Year's resolution mentality, Marcus, the online consumer lender from Goldman Sachs, released what it calls Financia...
How Marcus by Goldman Sachs’s Marketing Campaigns Are Designed
Marketing for financial services is more than simply acquiring new customers with pretty packaging and cool Snapchat filters. Dustin Cohn, who heads b...
Traditional FIs Should Feel Threatened by Challenger Banks, Report Says
Thanks to a large unbanked population and growing importance of the millennial customer, the digital-first bank business model is spreading not just i...
Is Marcus Inching Closer to the Mortgage Market?
Marcus, the consumer lending platform of Goldman Sachs, added a new tool that lets users estimate the value certain renovations would add to the price...
Consumers Have High Expectations of Their Digital Banking Apps
Consumers want banks to do more than just hold their money. They want their banks to help them meet their financial goals. In fact, a new consumer rep...
Lenmo, the Venmo for Lenders, Set to Launch for IOS
Whether it’s a consumer lender like Goldman Sachs’s Marcus or a point-of-sale lender like Affirm or even SMB lenders like BlueVine, there is great per...
With 1.5 Million Customers, Marcus Remains Focused on High-FICO Borrowers
Marcus, the retail arm of Goldman Sachs, is growing at steady pace with 1.5 million customers in its second quarter, as it continues to underwrite loa...
3 Traits of Digital-Forward Banks
“Customers are disillusioned with traditional banks, but they still have one key advantage over fintechs,” says Paul Thomas, Managing Director of Prov...
Marcus, Goldman Sachs’s Consumer Lending Arm, Is Not Adding Credit Cards Products … Yet
Marcus, the consumer lending arm for Goldman Sachs, wants to become the one-stop shop for many of your financial matters, except for one: credit cards...